फाल्गुन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit फाल्गुन (phālguna), from फल्गुन (phalguna, “the red one”), from the root फल्गु (phalgu, “reddish”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰɑːl.ɡʊn/, [pʰäːl̪.ɡʊ̃n̪]
Noun
फाल्गुन • (phālgun) m
- Phalguna (twelfth month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
- Synonym: फागुन (phāgun)
Declension
Declension of फाल्गुन (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | फाल्गुन phālgun | फाल्गुन phālgun |
| oblique | फाल्गुन phālgun | फाल्गुनों phālgunõ |
| vocative | फाल्गुन phālgun | फाल्गुनो phālguno |
Related terms
- (lunar months) चैत्र (caitra), वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭh), आषाढ़ (āṣāṛh) / असाढ़ (asāṛh), श्रावण (śrāvaṇ), भाद्र (bhādra), आश्विन (āśvin), कार्तिक (kārtik), मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣ) / अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇ), पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फाल्गुन (phālgun) (Category: hi:Hindu lunar calendar months)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “फाल्गुन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 670.
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit फाल्गुन (phālguna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pʰälɡun]
- Phonetic Devanagari: फाल्गुन
Proper noun
फाल्गुन • (phālgun)
- Phalguna
- the eleventh month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
- the twelfth month in the lunar Hindu calendar
- Synonym: फागुन (phāgun)
Related terms
- (lunar months) वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha) / जेठ (jeṭh), आषाढ (āṣāḍh), साउन (sāuna), भदौ (bhadau) / भाद्र (bhādra), असोज (asoj) / आश्विन (āśvina), कात्तिक (kāttik) / कार्त्तिक (kārttik), मङ्सिर (maṅsir) / मार्ग (mārga), पुस (pus) / पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फागुन (phāgun) / फाल्गुन (phālgun), चैत (cait) / चैत्र (caitra) (Category: ne:Hindu lunar calendar months)
Further reading
- “फाल्गुन”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “फाल्गुन”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar